If you live in the 21st century, you don’t have to be a computer geek to know about data loss and recovery. Nowadays, every person with a phone has gone through the troublesome endeavor of suffering from data loss. Data recovery is the practice or method applied to retain lost or accidentally deleted data on devices…
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Why Have So Many Businesses Moved to the Cloud?
Your business can’t afford to experiment with risky IT solutions—but it also can’t afford to be left behind. How can you tell if the cloud market has reached the tipping point? How can you tell when cloud solutions have become stable and cost-effective enough that they are the more prudent choice? There are several advantages…
Should You Let an Amateur Loose on Your Computer Network
Most of us know a fair amount about computers, even kids are joining circuits and coding programs in schools – but that does that make everyone an IT expert? It’s fair to say almost all workplaces have that employee who can finesse the printer or use shortcuts nobody else knows about. They have skills, absolutely,…
Human Firewall
Each week we hear of unauthorized breaches and other security issues in the news. Sometimes it’s an inside job and most of the time it was caused by someone that got phished and gave just enough information for the bad guys to gain access to a workstation or email account and then on to the…
ARE HACKERS USING YOUR PC TO MINE BITCOIN?
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Monero are so popular because they’re secure and potentially worth thousands of dollars. But investors and consumers aren’t the only ones interested in them. Hackers are using malicious tactics to steal cryptocurrency, and they’re doing it with something called cryptojacking. Hijacked hardware Cryptojacking secretly uses your computer to calculate complex mathematical…
Update Your Devices!!
You can have Windows automatically download recommended drivers and detailed information for your hardware and devices. This is a good way to make sure all your hardware and devices work properly. However, the updates that visually do the least, might actually be the most important ones to download. Updates keep you safe. We’ve talked about…
Safeguarding information while traveling
Information is the lifeblood of any organization, and our not-for-profit organizations often deal with very sensitive personal information. Irrespective of whether you are intending to work around the corner at your preferred coffee shop, in an airport lounge while waiting to catch a domestic flight, about to embark on overseas travel or to attend a…
How to Prevent Automatic SPAM from Circulating
Spam accounts for over 90 % of all email today. Unsolicited, unwanted phishing, spoofing, spyware and other malware carrying emails, are not just a productivity issue, they cause serious security breaches too. Here are a few tips to avoid having SPAM circulate through your organization and from cause data loss. Don’t post your email address…
How to improve your relationship with your managed service provider (MSP)
Outsourcing your IT to a managed service provider (MSP) is supposed to make your life easier. If it doesn’t, something has gone wrong. But improving your relationship with your MSP should be easy enough with one or more of these four tips. 1. Set the relationship up correctly from the beginning Relationships are strongest when…
WHY IT SUPPORT IS IMPORTANT?
IT SUPPORT : You wouldn’t open a call center without hiring people to answer the phone. You wouldn’t buy a car and expect it to drive itself . So why would you invest in technology, without hiring a professional IT support team? Businesses today need technology. This means they also need professional IT support. It…
